Two children in serious condition from Onsted bus crash

Wednesday

Oct 16, 2013 at 1:57 PM

By John MulcahyDaily Telegram Staff Writer

Two of the children who were injured when a pickup collided with an Onsted Community Schools bus this morning on U.S. 223 just east of Stoddard Road in Rome Township have had their conditions upgraded to serious, Lenawee County sheriff's Cpl. Jeff Paterson said.

One of the two, a 12-year-old girl, has been taken by air to the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, Paterson said.

The other child whose condition was upgraded to serious is still being treated at ProMedica Bixby Hospital, Paterson said.

The driver of the pickup, Tyler Aaron Smith, 21, of Onsted has been transported by air to ProMedica Toledo Hospital with serious injuries, Paterson said.

The school bus driver, Jennifer Sawicky-Leon, 45, of Adrian, was not injured in the crash, he said.

Eleven injured children and Smith were initially taken to Bixby, Paterson said. There were a total of 25 children on the bus, he said.

Some of the children who were taken to Bixby have been released while others remain at the hospital, Paterson said. He did not know their conditions, he said.

Hospital officials issued a revised report Tuesday afternoon that they had seen 15 patients at Bixby from the crash. Eleven had arrived by ambulance, and four others were walk-ins.

The crash happened at 7:17 a.m. according to a news release from the Cambridge Township Fire Department.

According to emergency personnel at the crash scene, Smith pulled out from the Springs Party Store parking lot in front of the westbound bus. Smith was pinned in the pickup, the news release said. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to extricate him.

Firefighters from Cambridge and Adrian townships responded to the scene, the news release said. Adrian Township sent two ambulances, Lenawee Community Ambulance sent three ambulances and the Madison Township Fire Department sent one ambulance, the news release said.———This story has been updated based on new information about the number of people brought to Bixby by ambulance and the number who were brought by parents as walk-in patients.